State size comparison
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West Virginia is about 2.5 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 146% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (3.9 million fewer people live in West Virginia).
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